Flush-tank lever



G. A. SAAL. FLUSH TANK LEVER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6. ma.

1,318,599. Patented Oct. 14,1919.

THE COLUMBIA m ANOGRAPH c0., WASHINGTON. u. c.

GEORGE A. SAAL, 0F YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO.

FLUSH-TANK LEvER.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

Application filed November 6, 1918. Serial No. 261,386.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known; that I, GEORGE A. SAAL a citizen of the United States, residing at Youngstown, in the county of Mahoning, and State of Ohio, h ve invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flush-Tank Levers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and'use the same. r

This invention relates to improvements in flush tanlr' levers and more particularly to a trammel wheel for actuating the lever tounseat the valve and has for one of its objects the provision of mean whereby the trammel wheel is ever set or in an operative position to unseat the valve and which is automatically reset by the seating of the valve each time.

Another object of this invention is the provision of oppositely disposed lugs adapted to prevent the connecting means between the trammel wheel and the lever from oocupying a dead center position.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a novel form of handle for the trammel wheel in which the hand grips can be changed or removed so that new ones can be substituted in case of breaking or wearing out of the old ones.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a flush tank lever of the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and eflicient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

WVith these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan View partly in section of a flush tank lever constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same illustrating the construction of the trammel wheel, A

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the construction of the handle and the mounting of the trammel shaft,

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the trammel wheel. 7

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a portion of a flush tank provided with an opening to receive a sleeve 2 having its outer portion screw threaded as illustrated at 3 and provided with an annular flange or shoulder A. A washer 5 is located on the sleeve 2 and disposed against the outer face of the tank 1 and is adapted to have seated against the same a stufiing box or nut 6 provided with the usual annular portion 7 that engages the annular shoulder or flange 1 formed upon the sleeve 2. The sleeve 2 has formed upon its inner end a plate 8 carrying a pivot pin 9 on which isjournaled a lever 10. The lever 10' is adapted to have one end connected to the usual valve of a flush tank while its opposite end is angularly related as illustrated at 11. The angularly related end 11 is provided with an opening to receive one arm portion of a substantially U-shaped link 12.

A trammel shaft 13 is journaled within the sleeve 2 and carries at it inner end a trammel wheel 14 of elliptical shape adapted to receive the other arm portion of the substantially U-shaped link 12.

I Oppositely disposed lugs 15 are formed in the trammel wheel 1 1 at a point intermediate its ends and are adapted to prevent the link 12 from occupying a dead center position within the trammel during the operation of the device. The faces of the lugs 15 are inclined as clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4.. The normal position of the trammel wheel 14 is shown in Fig. 2 and by turning the same one-quarter of a turn, the lever 10 is rocked to unseat the valve. On the valve returning to its seated position it exerts a pull upon the lever 10 which in turn causes a pull on the link 12 causing the trammel wheel to return to its normal or operative position as illustrated in Fig. 2 owing to one of the arm portions of the connecting link engaging one of the side walls of the trammel wheel when in an in operative position or a position that it occupies after receiving a one-quarter turn. If the arm portion of the connecting link 12 happens to pass between the lugs 15 of the trammel wheel 14 when the same is turned to unseat the valve, the trammel wheel will be caused to make a complete return to its normal position when the valve seats itself owing to the link engaging the sides of the trammel wheel opposite from that shown in Fig. 2. It is also to be noted that a tram mel wheel constructed as heretofore described is capable of unseating the valve when receiving a one-quarter turn and is also capable of making a complete revolution if the operator so desires when turning the trammel shaft 13. It is further to be noted that a trammel wheel constructed in accordance with the above description requires less material than other trammel wheels to make the same and will efliciently operate under all conditions.

The trammel shaft 13 projects beyond the outer end of the sleeve 2 and is provided with a screw threaded recess in its end to receive a set screw 16 for retaining the body portion 17 of a handle 18 on said shaft.

The body portion 17 of the handle 18 has oppositely disposed arm portions 19 provided with annular flanges 20 forming seats to receive the inner ends of china or porcelain hand grips 21. The hand grips 21 have bolts 22 extending therethrough and which bolts have their inner ends screw threaded for engagement with screw threaded sockets 23 formed in the arm portions 19 of the body 17 of the handle 18.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be noted that means is provided wherein the hand grip of the handle 18 can be readily removed or detached from the body proper of the handle by simply unscrewing the bolts 22 from their sockets 23 within the body providing means wherein the hand grip can be replaced by a new one in case of being broken or worn out without the necessity of dispensing with the use of the body 17 While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will. be understood that minor changes in construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described what I claim is 1. A flush tank lever including a trammel shaft rotatably supported and a valve lever pivotally mounted, a substantially elliptical shaped trammel wheel formed upon the end of the trammel shaft, and a link connected at one end to the lever and its other end disposed within the trammel wheel for engagement with the walls thereof.

A flush tank leverv including a trammel shaft rotatably supported and a valve lever pivotally mounted, an elliptical shaped trammel wheel formed upon the end of the shaft, a substantially Ushaped link having one arm connected to the lei er and its other arm disposed within the walls of the trammel wheel, and oppositely disposed lugs formed upon the walls of the trammel wheel at a point intermediate its ends to prevent the link from occupying a dead center position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. SAAL.

my invention,

Witnesses:

J. H. LEIGHNINGER, ADA E. REILLY.

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